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Learn PowerPoint 2010 for Windows: Format Connector

Connectors may be different than lines in certain ways because they are linked to the shapes they connect — move the linked shape, and the connector repositions itself with the shape. Yet in other ways, connectors are just like conventional lines in PowerPoint, especially when you explore their formatting options. You can thus add arrowheads to your connectors (or remove them), make your connector a dashed line rather than an undashed one, and also change the thickness of the connector.

Learn how to format connectors in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Connectors, PowerPoint 2010, Shapes, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Custom Animation Tab in the Toolbox

The first tab within the Toolbox in PowerPoint 2011 is the Custom Animation tab. This tab provides options to reorder, change, and remove existing animations on your slides. To use any of the options in this tab, you must have a slide object that has animation added to it.

Learn about the Custom Animation tab within the Toolbox in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

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Learn PowerPoint 2010: Change Connector Type

You have already learned that there are essentially three types of connectors that you can use to link shapes in PowerPoint 2010 — also you can add any of these three connectors (straight, elbow, or curved) as per your requirements. However, what will you do if you added a connector of one type and later realize that you should have used a different type? You need not delete that connector, and draw another one because PowerPoint 2010 allows you to change from one connector type to another fairly easily.

Learn how to change between connector types in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Tagged as: Connectors, PowerPoint 2010, Shapes, Tutorials

Learn PowerPoint 2011 for Mac: Toolbox

Other than the menus, the toolbars, and the Ribbon, PowerPoint 2011’s interface contains a floating set of tabs called the Toolbox. The Toolbox has four tabs: Custom Animation, Scrapbook, Reference Tools, and Compatibility Report. Each of these tabs is filled with options that let you perform important tasks within PowerPoint.

Explore this quick walkthrough of the Toolbox in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.

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Learn PowerPoint 2010 for Windows: Drawing Connectors

Connectors are lines that link different shapes, and yet they are somewhat different from conventional lines because connectors, as the name implies stay connected to the shapes they are linked from. You have already learned about connectors, and the types of connectors in previous tutorials — in this tutorial, you will learn how you can draw connectors that link shapes.

Learn how to draw connectors in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows.

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Tagged as: PowerPoint 2010, Shapes, Tutorials